Back in January, a rumor surfaced that Disney was eyeingGuardians of the GalaxyandJurassic WorldstarChris Prattto replaceHarrison Fordas the iconic adventurerIndiana Jones. The actor himself shot down these reports, saying he has never been officially approached to playIndiana Jones. And we still haven’t heard anything aboutIndiana Jones 5moving forward quite yet. During a new interview withScreen Daily,Steven Spielbergput the rumors to rest for good, saying there will only be oneIndiana Jones, played byHarrison Ford.
“I don’t think anyone could replaceHarrisonas Indy, I don’t think that’s ever going to happen. It’s certainly not my intention to ever have another actor step into his shoes in the way there have been many actors that have playedSpider-ManorBatman. There is only going to be one actor playingIndiana Jonesand that’sHarrison Ford.”
It’s worth noting thatHarrison Fordisn’t actually the only actor to portray Indiana Jones.River Phoenixportrayed a young Indy in 1989’sIndiana Jones & the Last CrusadeandSean Patrick Flaneryportrayed him in the 1992 TV seriesThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.Steven Spielbergrevealed in October that he still wants to makeIndiana Jones 5, but it still isn’t known when this may actually happen. Later that month, producerFrank Marshallsaid they have no intention of replacingHarrison Ford, although he did hint that there are “a bunch of people who could take the baton.” When asked why he wants to make a newIndiana Jonesmovie,Steven Spielberghad this to say.
“Because there are more adventures out there than films. So as long as there’s more adventures out there, I’ve got a bullwhip, a fedora, a leather jacket and a man on a horse who knows how to get the job done.”
Disney acquired theIndiana Jonesfranchise rights back in December 2013, but the studio has been quite busy extendingLucasFilm’s other massive franchise,Star Wars.Harrison Fordhimself revealed last month that he still wants to makeIndiana Jones 5, but as far as we know, the studio doesn’t have a writer on board at this time. Are you glad thatSteven Spielbergdoesn’t plan on replacingHarrison FordinIndiana Jones 5?
